Unit 2 review

robust

healthy and strong; vigorous

raucous

noisy and disorderly

replete

plentifully supplied

prolific

producing in many works; fertile

reticent

quiet or uncommunicative; reluctant to speak out

egocentric

self-centered; seeing everything in terms of oneself

solicitious

showing or expressing concern, care, or attention

liability

something that acts as a drawback

solace

comfort in sorrow or misfortune; consolation

inquisitive

curious; eager to learn

vociferous

expressing feelings loudly

tenet

a belief or principle held to be true by an individual or group

attrition

a gradual natural decrease in number; becoming fewer

liaison

a person who serves as a connection between individuals or groups

sham

a pretense or counterfeit; something meant to deceive

recourse

a source of help, security, or strength; something to turn to

eutopia

an ideal or perfect place or state

terse

brief and clear

equivocate

to be deliberately vague in order to mislead

exonerate

to clear of an accusation or charge; prove innocent

inundate

to cover, as by flooding; overwhelm with a large number or amount

ostracize

to expel or exclud

bolster

to hold up, strengthen, or reinforce

reinstate

to restore to a previous position or condition

reiterate

to state again repeatedly